Dinner! 2012

[Anna N]

Filipino beef and onions with toyomansi sauce.

[rotuts]

Id like to hear more about the Filipino Beef w toyomansi sauce. looks delicious

[Anna N]

Id like to hear more about the Filipino Beef w toyomansi sauce. looks delicious

Here you go - more or less. I used Toyomansi (google it - I found mine in an Asian Store) in place of the soy sauce and kalamansi juice and reduced the marinade before frying up the onions and beef.

[rod rock]

Thanks for this Bistek, recipe is well explained and it seems very interesting! Sorry for offtopic

[Norm Matthews]

Made moussaka for dinner tonight.

Edited July 26, 2012 by Norm Matthews (log)

[patrickamory]

Nice looking moussaka Norm. Yumm.

[C. sapidus]

Chicken and potato curry, turmeric rice, salad

[SobaAddict70]

Anna -- that dish was one of the standards in my family. that photo brings back a lot of memories. thank you.

tonight:

Nectarine, ricotta cheese and heirloom tomato salad.

The dressing consists of 1 teaspoon honey, 2 teaspoons lemon juice, sea salt and black pepper (to taste). Mint chiffonade for garnish.

Sage and onion frittata

Sage and onion frittata, bread with extra-virgin olive oil

This is extraordinarily easy -- 2 onions, peeled and thinly sliced, fried in olive oil until golden brown, along with a few chopped sage leaves. To that, add 3 beaten eggs, seasoned to taste with sea salt and freshly milled black pepper. Pour the eggs over the onion mixture. Cook until the eggs are set, then flip over and cook the other side. You can add cheese if you want (and if you elect that option, you'll have to finish it in the oven). I usually skip that step if I'm cooking for myself. Garnish with thinly sliced basil and a splash of balsamic vinegar.

[Paul Bacino]

Tonight I tried " Bacon Pizza " with AP flour.

Here I started with 130 g H20, 4 G Salt and 3 G Instant Yeast-- But I added AP Flour, till the dough came together. Allowed to rise 2 hrs with Olive oil.

The dough came out pretty wet, when I put it on the peel.

In my Weber Pizza oven @ 600 degrees for 8 mins.

Really different crust-- more Sicilian style, --soft bread like texture, had a nice crusty crunch.

[Anna N]

SobaAddict: That sage and onion frittata is going on my "must-try" list.

Roasted mini potatoes, carrots and a lamb leg steak with chimichurri sauce.

[Paul Bacino]

This is:

Risotto and Short Ribs--

[deensiebat]

Salmon with a sauce of blackberries, creme fraiche, tarragon, wine and lemon zest. Really simple yet crazy good.

[mm84321]

[Kerry Beal]

[ScottyBoy]

Some from one of my dinners last night it was an Italian theme,

Local albacore crudo, uni cream, olive oil and lemon

Buratta, tomatoes, greens and balsamic

Lobster risotto, soft cooked jidori egg yolk

Wild boar raviolo, pumpkin sauce

Lemon olive oil cake, plum sauce, plum-syrah sorbet, toasted almond cocoa crumble

Edited July 27, 2012 by ScottyBoy (log)

[SobaAddict70]

Very impressive, Scotty.

I like the burrata the best, although I'm sure all were wonderful.

tonight:

Left: Brown basmati rice with almonds, mint and pomegranate.

Right: Pan-fried zucchini, red bell pepper and butterstick squash, with panch phoran.

Butterstick squash is an heirloom variety of zucchini, known for its yellow skin and sweet, firm flesh.

Panch phoran is a spice mixture that typically consists of fenugreek seeds, cumin seeds, nigella seeds, fennel seeds and black mustard seeds.

Both are from Monica Bhide's cookbook, Modern Spice -- http://www.amazon.co...y/dp/1416566597

FYI, I'm REALLY picky when it comes to cooking directly from cookbooks. I don't do it very often; when I do, it's because I like the cookbook enough to consider using it for more than just a reference or a source of inspiration. BTW both dishes were changed slightly based on what I currently have in my pantry.

Get this book; you won't regret it.

Edited July 27, 2012 by SobaAddict70 (log)

[Douglas]

A little appetizer I tried: roasted quinoa with white chocolate cream and a bit of mint.

[rod rock]

@ScottyBoy excellent food chief! With what are filled ravioli?

[avaserfi]

Scotch cured bone marrow

No picture of the final dish, but I made a cigar infused sauce bordelaise and broke it with the marrow. Served with sweetbreads and hanger steak.

[ScottyBoy]

@ScottyBoy excellent food chief! With what are filled ravioli?

Wild boar shank braised in tawny and bacon stock.

[SobaAddict70]

Italian night at Casa Soba....

Beans, with prosciutto crudo, potatoes and garlic

Very simple (like most of my cooking) -- steam or simmer the beans until tender; steam or simmer the potatoes until tender; then cook in olive oil with a little chopped garlic. Taste for salt and pepper, then stir in chopped prosciutto, dress with lemon juice and serve at once.

You can do this in 20 minutes, from start to finish.

Pappa al pomodoro

Start with a base of thinly sliced onions, slowly cooked in olive oil in a large stock pot or soup pot over medium-low heat until golden. This will take some time, about 10 to 15 minutes depending on your stove.

To that, add chopped garlic, then chopped ripe plum tomatoes (2 lbs. is more than sufficient, or if you prefer, a can of crushed San Marzano tomatoes and 1 tablespoon tomato paste), a pinch of red chile flakes, sea salt and black pepper to taste. Cover and let the tomatoes cook down, about 8 to 10 minutes. Uncover, then add cubed stale bread, a couple of cups of water, torn basil leaves and sea salt (to taste). Raise the heat to medium, and stir frequently, while mashing the bread. Eventually the soup will thicken to the consistency of pap.

Taste for salt and pepper. Ladle soup into warmed serving bowls, drizzle with extra-virgin olive oil, garnish with additional basil leaves if desired and serve at once.

[Ashen]

SobaAddict- fantastic pictures and food.. I need to make that soup soon.

[C. sapidus]

Lovely meals, all

Chu chee curry with mixed seafood – shrimp, squid, clams, and fish, plus red curry paste, cracked coconut cream, fish sauce, and homegrown chiles, holy basil, Thai basil, and slivered lime leaves.

Braised cabbage with dried shrimp – with garlic, black pepper, and a touch of sugar, from Cradle of Flavor.

Jasmine rice

[Anna N]

Bouillon Nippon with Duck Breast

[patrickamory]

I am making that Italian tomato soup with stale bread. Looks and sounds fantastic.